Acis et Galatée
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Acis et Galatée is an opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully. Unlike most of his operas, which are designated tragédies en musique, Lully called this work a pastorale-héroïque, because it was on a pastoral them
Madame de Pompadour performs Acis et Galathée in front of Louis XV and his court (1749) by Adolphe Lalauze after Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Younger (19th century) Versailles, Musée national du Château et des Trianons
Acis et Galatée (1686.
Royal Opera of Versailles
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The Royal Opera of Versailles is the main theatre and opera house of the Palace of Versailles. Designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, it is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel. The interior decoration by Aug
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Louis XIV as Apollo in the Ballet Royal de la Nuit (1653)
Premiere of Rameau's La princesse de Navarre on 23 February 1745 in the Grande Écurie, engraving by Charles-Nicolas Cochin.
The Marquis de Marigny asking Étienne Maynon d'Invault, Controller-General of Finances, for a budget increase to complete the works on the Royal Opera of Versailles until spring 1770 («parvenir à l'achèvement de la salle de spectacle du Château de Versailles, avant le printemps de 1770»). Draft letter, October 31, 1768.